Document and Entity Information	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012	Aug. 07, 2012
Document and Entity Information
Entity Registrant Name	DOUGLAS DYNAMICS, INC
Entity Central Index Key	0001287213
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Jun. 30, 2012
Amendment Flag	false
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		22,130,996
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2012
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2